Nebbiolo
2021 Vajra, G. D. - Barolo Coste di Rose (750ml)
Just mid ruby. Lifted and perfumed raspberry; really opens up in the glass. Touches of exotic spice. Still compact and really youthful. Juicy and with a wave of chewy tannins. Will need more time to fully open up but showing great promise.
2021 Vajra, G. D. - Barolo Ravera (750ml)
The 2021 Barolo Ravera is laced with bright red-toned fruit, iron, spice, cedar, tobacco and dried herbs. Bright acids and beams of tannin give the Ravera its distinctively driving feel. Today, the 2021 is a bit sinewy. I suspect it will always remain a v...
2021 Vajra, G. D. - Barolo Bricco Viole (750ml)
The 2021 Barolo Bricco delle Viole is a wine of stature and breeding. Vertical in shape, the Bricco delle Viole has so much to offer. Dark-toned fruit, leather, incense, gravel and licorice add an attractive savory edge. The 2021 is an especially somber, ...
2024 Vajra, G. D. - Langhe Nebbiolo DOC Clare JC (750ml)
DESCRIPTION: Claré JC is a unique wine, our take on the forgotten days of
Nebbiolo, when it was enjoyed in its lighter and fresher garment. The winemaking
protocol follows the 1606 writings of G.B. Croce, jeweler of the House of Savoia:
the wine is bottled soon after the fermentation so as to retain a gentle off-dry
finish and a lovely energy.
VARIETY: 100% Nebbiolo.
VINEYARD AND TERROIR: Fruit from our young Nebbiolo vineyards.
-Winery notes
2021 Viberti, Giovanni - Barolo Buon Padre (750Ml)
A savory version, this red displays eucalyptus, rosemary, juniper, cherry, tar and iron flavors. Starts out fluid before closing up on the dense, dusty finish. The persistent flavors indicate the future potential. Best from 2029 through 2047. 4,000 cases ...
2021 Vietti - Barolo DOCG Cerequio (750ml)
The 2021 Barolo Cerequio marries elegance and power in the way only Nebbiolo can. Bright acids and strong oral inections run through this mid-weight yet dense, layered wine. All the elements are deftly woven together. This nuanced, nely sketched Barolo...
2021 Vietti - Barolo DOCG Monvigliero (750ml)
This is the baby in the bunch, representing one of the newest additions to the Vietti portfolio, with the first vintage produced in 2018. The learning curve in Monvigliero is always steep, or so most winemakers tell me, because very few can go to 100% who...
2022 Vietti - Langhe Nebbiolo DOC Perbacco (750ml)
Some fruit from Roncaglie goes into this wine, along with tidbits from other scattered Barolo vineyards. Aged for two years in large oak barrel, the Vietti 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco is not too far off from tasting and smelling like a full-fledged Barb...
2020 Vietti - Barolo DOCG Brunate
The Vietti 2020 Barolo Brunate has a dark and spicy side that is infused throughout the fruit. Dark cherry and blackcurrant are folded into ferrous earth, grilled rosemary, aniseed and a hint of fresh mint. Brunate tends to be quite austere and firm in te...
2020 Vietti - Barolo Lazzarito
Lazzarito stands out as one of the strongest wines in this portfolio of new releases from Vietti. With fruit from Serralunga d'Alba, the 2020 Barolo Lazzarito comes in at a very high threshold in terms of complexity, offering dark cherry, crème de cassis,...
2021 Vietti - Barolo DOCG Brunate (750ml)
Brunate is also one of my favorite wines from Vietti (and, boy, is it hard to choose favorites) thanks to that playful hint of fresh mint that I usually find, especially in the best vintages. You certainly get it in the 2021 Barolo Brunate, and although I...